Talent Gap Basic
Why It Happens
Company Problems
What Companies Did
AI & the Future
100

A gap between the skills companies need and the skills workers have.

What is the talent gap?

100

What is one major driver of the talent gap?

What is rapid technology change?

100

Which company struggled to find cloud and cybersecurity talent?

What is Amazon?

100

What program did Amazon launch to address the talent gap?

What is Upskilling 2025?

100

What is one way AI helps in hiring?

What is reviewing resumes or matching skills to jobs?

200

Is the talent gap a worker shortage or a skills shortage?

What is a skills shortage?

200

Why does new technology increase the talent gap?

What is it creates new skills workers don’t yet have?

200

What company had workers who lacked skills in data and software?  

What is AT&T?

200

What is a program from AT&T to reskill employees?

What is AT&T’s “Future Ready” initiative?

200

What percent of Fortune 500 companies use AI in hiring?

What is about 93%

300

About what percent of executives report skill gaps?

What is about 82%?

300

Why don’t younger workers fully replace retiring workers?

What is lack of experience and knowledge?


300

Who required degrees instead of focusing on skills? 

What is IBM?

300

What hiring approach did IBM adopt?

What is skills-first hiring?

300

What is one way AI improves productivity?

What is automating repetitive tasks?

400

How much have job skills changed since 2015?

What is about 25%?

400

Why do schools struggle to keep up with job skills?

What is they update slowly?

400

What is one impact of the talent gap on companies?

What is slower growth, higher costs, or lower productivity?

400

Why do companies train their own workers instead of only hiring new ones?

What is to save money and fill skill gaps faster?

400

What is one risk of AI in hiring?

What is algorithmic bias?

500

How many jobs are expected to be displaced by automation by 2027?  

What is about 83 million jobs?

500

Why do people in smaller or rural areas face a bigger talent gap?

What is fewer job and training opportunities? 

500

What could happen to a company if it doesn’t fix the talent gap?

What is it falls behind competitors?

500

What is the main idea behind how companies are solving the talent gap?

What is building talent internally?

500

What is one long-term risk of relying too much on AI?

What loss of critical thinking?